with $100k coming in, swapping out of Asheville
changea dispatch from
buffalo
NY
42.89°N
78.88°W
Buffalo invented the wing (Anchor Bar, 1964, midnight, blue cheese, celery, not negotiable) and that should tell you most of what you need to know about the city's spirit. The Bills Mafia jumps through tables in subzero parking lots. Niagara Falls is 20 minutes away. The architecture (Sullivan, Wright, Olmsted parks) is genuinely world-class. The snow is part of the local mythology and the locals wear it proudly.
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cheaper each month than Asheville
You'd feel the difference in Buffalo. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Asheville.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
21% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,472/mo
$252 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
35% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
1.2M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Asheville has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 42 days below 20° vs Asheville's 13.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.9× more on the calendar than Asheville.
66/100
0% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
44% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
20
150% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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